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OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH

  • Education
  • Job Training
  • Recovery Services
  • Starting a Business

i. eDUCATION

A. YOUTH

For Parents: How to get information on your students

Public High Schools East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, North Fair Oaks

Carlmont High School:  Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002  Call (650) 595-0210 1400 or email iabelt@seq.org bilingual message

East Palo Alto Academy: 1050 Myrtle St, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, Call (650) 839-8900 and Choose #1 General Information bilingual

Menlo Atherton High School: 555 Middlefield Rd, Atherton, CA 94027 Call (650) 322-5311 ext. 50124 ask for Blanca bilingual

Sequoia High School: 1201 Brewster Ave, Redwood City, CA 94062 Call (650) 367-9780 ext. 63110 Elvira Macias bilingual email
emacias@seq.org

TIDE High School: 150 Jefferson, Menlo Park, CA, 94025  Call (650) 306-1755

Woodside High School: 199 Churchill Ave, Woodside, CA 94062  Call (650) 367-9750 ask for Maricela Lopez in Guidance bilingual email
malopez@seq.org

Redwood High School: 1968
Old Country Road, Redwood City 94063 Call (650) 298-8876 and  select option #1 (bilingual) 

Middle College: http://canadacollege.edu/middlecollege Call (650) 306-3120 or email CanadaMiddleCollege@smccd.edu

PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOLS

* East Palo Alto and Belle Haven (Ravenswood City School District)

Cesar Chavez Ravenswood School: 2450 Ralmar Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Call (650) 329-2828 and leave bilingual message giving
home telephone number and name of student or email the teacher directly (student should have
the name of the teacher and email)

• North Fair Oaks (Redwood City School District)

Garfield Community School:  3600 Middlefield Road, Menlo
Park 94025  Call (650) 482-2405 Grades pre k-8

Taft  Elementary School: 903 Tenth Avenue
Redwood City 94063 Call (650) 482-2416 Grades K-8 Total Immersion Spanish and English

Hoover Elementary School: 701 Charter Street, Redwood City
94063 Call (650) 482-2408 Grades K- 8th

Kennedy Middle School:  2521 Goodwin Avenue, Redwood City
94061 Call (650) 482-2200 Grades 6-8

PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

• East Palo Alto and Belle Haven (Ravenswood City School District)

Belle Haven Elementary: 415 Ivy Drive, Menlo Park

94025 Call (650) 329-2898 

Costaňo School of Arts: 2695 Fordham St., East Palo Alto 94303  Call (650) 329-2888 (Bilingual)

Los Robles- Ronald McNair: 2033 Pulgas Avenue East Palo Alto 94303  Call (650) 329-2888, Dual Language School (Spanish/English), Grades K-5

• North Fair Oaks (Redwood City School District)

Garfield Community School: 3600 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park 94025 Call (650) 482-2405 Grades Pre K-8, 

Taft Community School: 903 Tenth Avenue Redwood City 94063 Call (650) 482-2416, Grades K-8 Total Immersion Spanish and English 

Hoover Elementary School: 701 Charter Street, Redwood City 94063 Call (650) 482-2408, Grades K-8th 

CHARTER SCHOOLS:
Parents can apply to have their children attend

* East Palo Alto and Belle Haven

ASPIRE/East Palo Alto Charter School: 1286 Runnymede, East
Palo Alto 94303 Grades 1-8, Call (650) 614-9100 

KIPP Esperanza High School: 1039 Garden Street, East Palo
Alto 94303 Call (510) 407-8694 

Oxford Day High School: 1001 Beech Street, East Palo Alto, Ca
94303 Call (650) 260-3152

The Primary School: 2086 Clarke Ave, East
Palo Alto 94303 Grades Pre K-3rd Call (650) 396-2779 

• Redwood City

Connect Community Charter School: 635 Oakside Avenue,
Redwood City 94063 Call (650) 482-2426

Summit Preparatory Charter High School: 890 Broadway
Redwood City 94063 Call (650) 556-1110

KIPP Excelencia Community Prep: 2950 Fair Oaks
Avenue, Redwood City 94063 Call (650) 482-2428

SPECIAL EDUCATION

San Mateo County Office of Education: 101Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, Ca 94065 Web address: www.smcoe.org (Serve students with special needs from kindergarten through 22 years)

Ravenswood City School District Special Education:

Call Yesenia Murillo for more information at (650) 329-2800 ext. 60143 (Bilingual)

http://www.ravenswoodschools.org/Choose-Ravenswood/Departments/Special-Education/index.html

Sequoia School District Special Education:

Call (650) 369-1411 for more information ext. 22242 (Bilingual)

https://www.seq.org/DEPARTMENTS/Educational-Services/Special-Education/index.html

Redwood City School District Special Education:

Call (650) 482-2288 ask for Leilani Huerta lhuerta@rcsdk.8.net

Online Resources from San Mateo Office of Education Special Education

  • The Council for Exceptional Children, email address exceptionalchildren.org
  • LD Online ldonline.org newsletter available in English and Spanish information on
    learning disabilities
  • Parents helping Parents php.com information in English Spanish and Vietnamese
  • Autism Speaks autismspeaks.org information on autism, virtual parents support group,
    summer programs, online events, information in Spanish, (resources, parent’s guide, etc.)

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Eastside College Preparatory (650) 688-0850, school address 1041 Myrtle Street, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303

St. Elizabeth Seton School (650) 326-9004, school address 1095 Channing Avenue, Palo Alto, Ca 94301

OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS

  • Menlo School
  • Sacred Heart
  • The Peninsula School 
  • Beechwood School
  • Phillips Brooks School
  • St. Raymond
  • Alto International School
  • Mid-peninsula High School 1340 Willow Road Menlo Park94025
  • Nativity Elementary School
  • Open Mind School
  • St Matthew’s Episcopal School
  • Synapse School
  • Trinity School

PRESCHOOLS

Izzi at Ravenswood, school address 951 O’Connor Street, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303

Creative Montessori Learning Center, school address 1421 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303

Head Start (Magnolia), school address 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303

B. ADULT EDUCATION

Sequoia District Adult Education: (650) 306-8866

Literacy Plus: (650) 802-5511

Project Read: (650) 780-707, 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, Ca 94063

Palo Alto Adult School: (650) 329-3750, school address 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, Ca, 94301

English as a Second Language: Ana Escobar (650) 479-1754 email naescobar@seq.org

High School Equivalency/ High School Diploma Program/Request a GED transcript: Soledad Campos (650) 539-8471, email: scampos@seq.org,

Student Support Services: Liliana Campos (650) 503-3848, email: lcampos@seq.org

Classes in ESL and offers career training to the community: (650) 330-6429

College of San Mateo: 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 574-6161 https://collegeofsanmateo.edu/


Cañada College: 4200 Farm Hill Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94061(650) 306-3100 https://canadacollege.edu/

  • 3O active certificate programs. Financial aid available. Sample of certificate programs; accounting, fashion design, medical assisting, computer science, youth and after school, paralegal.
  • Shuttle Service from East Palo Alto to Canada. www.canadacollege.edu

Contact: Main Switchboard: (650) 306-3100

Welcome Center (650) 306-3452, for spanish ask for Claudia or email

canadawelcomecenter@smccd.edu and send a message in English or Spanish

WEBSITE INFORMATION FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS: 1. Go to www.canadacollege.edu 2. Choose Gainful Employment Information 3. Choose Degrees, Certifications, Transfer 4. Choose the program you are interested in learning about

COLLEGE COMPLETION PROGRAMS

For adults who have college credits and want to get their college degree, there are particular programs helping to make that happen:

Notre Dame de Namur University: in Belmont is working with the San Mateo County Community College District on an accelerated program to obtain a Bachelor or Science Degree, starting in September 2022. For further information go to www.ndnu.edu/sbm/degree-completion/


Working Scholars of California: works with accredited non-profit educational institutions to provide a no-cost, no debt bachelor’s degree, working with six California communities. For more information, go to www.workingscholars.org

II. JOB TRAINING

Job Train (650) 330-6429 bilingual receptionist, address 1200 O’Brien Drive, Menlo

Park Offers career training to the community.

Training in: culinary arts, carpentry, medical assistant, certified medical assistant, IT Support and

Services, building maintenance

Young Adult Services 17-24 years old

English as a Second Language Classes 8 week classes.

East Palo Alto Career Center (Job Train) (650) 384-6961, address 2100 University Avenue, East

Palo Alto, Ca 94303Services: Resume Development, Interview Practice, Online Job Readiness Workshops, Job Train

Edge: Job Placement services and Career Exploration

Trades Introduction Center, (650) 341-7711 SPONSORED BY THE SAN MATEO COUNTY

CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL Call to see if this is a good fit for you, in English and Spanish.

Community Colleges, see above for San Mateo Community College for Certificate Programs and

for ESL classes offered at Cañada College.

III. RECOVERY SERVICES

ADULTS

Free At Last, (650) 462-6999, address 1796 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303

Hope House Service League of San Mateo County, address 3789 Hoover Street, Redwood City,

Ca 94063

Latino Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of San Mateo County, Alcoholism treatment

program, (650) 244-1444, address 100 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, Ca 94066

San Mateo County Health System- Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, (800) 686-0101

YOUTH

Adolescent Counseling Services, 650 424-0852, address 643 Bair Road, Redwood City, Ca 94063

ALCOVE: 2741 Middlefield Road Suite 102, Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 798-6330 https://allcove.org/centers/palo-alto/ (Ages 12-25) 

Crisis Support Resources, address 2741 Middlefield Road, Suite 102, Palo Alto, Ca 94306 Appointment 650 798-6330

IV. STARTING A BUSINESS

Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, (650) 321-2193 email: rencenter.org, address 1848 Bay

Road, East Palo Alto, Ca 94303

Classes: (in English and Spanish) Start Smart, Business Prep, Women”s Empowerment, Grant

Opportunities

San Mateo County Economic Development Association: Technical Assistance

San Mateo Small Business Development Center, confidential no cost advisory assistance for

small businesses (650) 395-91301 on 1 advice

Restaurant Program offered in 5 different languages

Advising areas:

  • Start your Business,
  • Grow your Business
  • Business planning
  • Get Funded
  • Marketing
  • Financial Advising
  • Business Management
  • Restaurants
  • Technology
  • Government Contracting
  • International Trade
  • Sell your Business

Small Business Resources, City of East Palo Alto, ci.east-palo-alto.ca.us

Legal Services: Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto bilingual English and Spanish

2117-B University Avenue East Palo Alto, (650) 326-6440, address 1861 Bay Road, East Palo

Alto, Ca 94303, email: www.clsepa.org

M-F 9-5 office walk in M-F 9-1 pm English and Spanish